Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Mike Alvarado

Juan Manuel Marquez 142 lbs beat Mike Alvarado 143 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2014-05-17
• Location: Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
• Referee: Pat Russell
• Judge: Robert Byrd 119-108
• Judge: Julie Lederman 117-109
• Judge: Max DeLuca 117-109

• Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
• Aired On: HBO World Championship Boxing (Main Event)

Notes

• Juan Manuel Marquez 55-7-1 (40 KOs) vs. Mike Alvarado 34-2 (23 KOs)
• Alvarado entered as a 2.25-to-1 betting underdog. [1]
• Marquez entered as the #3 welterweight contender in the world according to The Ring Magazine. Alvarado entered as the #4 ranked junior welterweight contender by the same publication. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was recognized as the welterweight champion by The Ring at the time of the fight.
• WBO Welterweight Title eliminator, with the winner to earn a mandatory shot against Manny Pacquiao for the title he regained April 12 with a unanimous decision against Timothy Bradley. in their rematch.
• Despite the fight being a welterweight eliminator, it was agreed to be fought with a 143-pound maximum. Alvarado weighed in at 143.2 lbs., but no request was made by the Marquez camp for him to lose weight or forfeit a portion of his purse.[2]
• The judges for the bout made $1,800 apiece. The referee made $2,000 and the ringside physician $750. The total promoter cost for all 22 purses (11 fights) on the card was $2.258M. This fight was $2.05M of that. [3]
• Alvarado down in round 8 by a right hand
• Marquez down in round 9 also by a right hand